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Department of National Defence - 2025 Freight Forwarding Transportation Source Lists[E13]

Ottawa, CanadaDepartment of National Defence[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : Ministère de la Défense nationale - Liste de fournisseurs en expédition de fret 2025 1. Background The Department of National Defence (DND) moves materiel domestically and internationally on an as required basis to support operations and exercises.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 18 Feb 2028, 12:00 Eastern time (UTC−5). UTC: 18 Feb 2028, 17:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 5 Feb 2025.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Department of National DefenceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E5]: 18 Feb 2028, 12:00 Eastern time (UTC−5)
Value: Not stated
Published[E11]: 5 Feb 2025
Procedure[E10]: The procurement method is Competitive - Traditional
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 6 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : Ministère de la Défense nationale - Liste de fournisseurs en expédition de fret 2025 1. Background The Department of National Defence (DND) moves materiel domestically and internationally on an as required basis to support operations and exercises. DND accomplishes this task primarily through its own means but also contracts directly with Industry for the movement of cargo by freight forwarding for some multi-modal movements. To contract for transportation requirements that arise, DND maintains multiple Source Lists of pre-qualified service providers and brokers. 2. Source List Renewal DND’s 2022 Transportation Source Lists expire February 18th, 2025. As such, DND is soliciting industry applications to renew each of these Source Lists. Freight Forwarding Services a. Simple b. Complex A separate application is required for each Source List. Additionally, Applicants must include details to support which ever sub-grouping they are applying for, whether simple or complex. 3. Validity Period DND’s 2025 Freight Forwarding Transportation Source Lists will remain valid for a three-year (3) period, beginning February 19th, 2025. During this timeframe any DND transportation requirements that arise will be issued to the members of the appropriate Source List. 4. Application Process To be included in any one of these 2025 Source Lists, Applicants must address all qualifying criteria in the appropriate Application Form at section 5. Applications submitted by February 14th, 2025 will be reviewed immediately and successful applicants included in the appropriate Source …[E6]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: World.[E7]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).[E8]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document cb-990-11745680@000@Open

Evidence

13 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Department of National Defence.
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 78140000 (Transport services).
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The notice is classified under UNSPSC 78100000 (Mail and cargo transport).
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /unspsc, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 18 Feb 2028, 12:00 GMT-5.
“2028-02-18T12:00:00”
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“1. Background The Department of National Defence (DND) moves materiel domestically and internationally on an as required basis to support operations and exercises. DND accomplishes this task primarily through its own means but also contracts directly with Industry for the moveme…”
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery regions: World.
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Trade agreements that apply: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
This is a Invitation to Qualify on CanadaBuys.
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The procurement method is Competitive - Traditional.
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice was published on 5 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-05”
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The notice is titled "Department of National Defence - 2025 Freight Forwarding Transportation Source Lists".
Document cb-990-11745680@000@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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